Experience
A collection of my professional experiences, showcasing my journey from intern to architect, and my current focus on software development and test automation.
Independent Contractor & Software Engineer
Self-Employed, Remote | March 2023 - Present
- Research and Prototyping - Explored AI/ML integrations (OpenAI) and developed software prototypes (e.g. local AutoGPT for long-term tasks), Set up local instances of popular LLMs (Llama, OpenAI) for advanced experimentation.
- Software Development - Built a proof-of-concept Python project that reduced bank statement reviews from days to minutes, and developed a NodeJS portfolio website, deployed and managed by Netlify's serverless infrastructure.
- Professional Development - Established new work processes, oversaw task and project management, and initiated LLC formation.
- Client Engagement - Met with prospective clients, to discuss process, pricing and overall timelines and deliverable expectations.
Principal Technical Staff (Software Architecture) for Credit Platform
PayPal, Conshohocken & Remote | 2019 - March 2023
- Member of the architecture team guiding the credit platform.
- Responsible for creating high-level architectures and plans to implement product needs.
- Worked closely with Product and Senior Engineers to ensure that the technical solution meets architectural goals of the credit platform.
- Mentored senior engineers interested in architectural path.
Senior Engineer in Business Financing
PayPal, Conshohocken & Remote | 2017 - 2019
- Led a small focused team of 3 engineers and 1 QA engineer in management of all front-end projects such as internal tools, and customer facing websites.
- Spent part of this role leading Swift Financial engineering integration with PayPal Credit.
- Led architectural solutions for strategic projects to enable PayPal integration.
Lead Software Engineer
PayPal, Conshohocken & Remote | 2016 - 2017
- Led a small focused team of 3 engineers and 1 QA engineer in management of all front-end projects such as internal tools, and customer facing websites.
- Spent part of this role leading Swift Financial engineering integration with PayPal Credit.
- Led architectural solutions for strategic projects to enable PayPal integration.
Senior Software Engineer
Swift Capital, Conshohocken | 2014 - 2015
- Full Stack Developer and member of the .NET Agile Web Development Team.
- Worked as a Senior Developer in completing a new website designed to offer short-term business loans to small businesses.
- Primary role was to support development in Angular JS and ASP.NET on the server side.
- During this time, I brought in more modern front-end build tools using gulp and enriched the existing front-end development techniques.
Principal Developer
Razorfish Healthware, Philadelphia | 2012 - 2014
- Full Stack Developer with focus on user interaction with software as well as overall software architecture.
- Designed numerous .NET / C# solutions (including front and back end architectures).
- Worked closely with the client to determine the optimal UI/UX experience of a software platform.
- Worked as a lead developer / technical architect to manage remote teams of developers across europe and the US.
Senior Developer
Razorfish Health, Philadelphia | 2010 - 2012
- Full Stack developer with a focus on User Experience.
- Worked closely with the client to determine UI / UX, and Information Architecture
- Mentored Junior Engineers
- Responsible for Interviewing Interns
Presentation Layer Developer
Avenue A | Razorfish, Philadelphia | 2007 - 2010
- Front-End Developer with focus on client-side technologies and architectures.
- Worked with HTML, CSS, JS in creating front-end solutions.
- Worked on backend solutions as well as front-end, focus on display of content via quick server-side frameworks.